'Solo' Official Runtime Has a Creepy 'Force Awakens' Connection

It turns out that the beginning of Han Solo’s cinematic life will be the exact same length as his final outing. The official runtime for Solo: A Star Wars story has been released by the Cannes Film Festival, and it’s the exact same length as Star Wars: The Force Awakens. You know, the movie in which Han Solo got stabbed to death.

On Thursday, the official website for the Cannes Film Festival posted the runtime of Solo at 2 hours and 15 minutes. This runs contrary to the runtime listed on Google back in January that suggested the film was 2 hours and 23 minutes. It also means that Solo is the same length as The Force Awakens. It’s obviously an accident that the first and last Star Wars movies to feature Han Solo are the exact same length, but it’s still a little weird.

To put it in context, this makes Solo a full 17 minutes shorter than Star Wars: The Last Jedi, which clocked in at 2 hours and 32 minutes, which easily made it the longest Star Wars movie ever. For reference, here’s how the Solo runtime stacks up against all the previous films in the saga.